YOU MUST CITE EACH RESPONSE IN APA FORMAT FOR CREDIT. YOU SUBMIT RESPONSE AS A REPLY TO THE DISCUSSION BOARD. DO NOT UPLOAD ATTACHMENT IN DISCUSSION BOARD. Ruth is 73 years old. She has suffered from osteoporosis her entire life. She has broken three vertebrae in the past 5 years. Ruth is well aware of the limitations she must face due to her complications of the disease. Ruth is forced to walk with a walker. She deals with constant pain in her back and legs. She has maintained her independence living at home, but her daughter-in-law Marge comes by frequently to help keep up with the daily house work. 16.1 What if… Ruth has frequent pain in her joints and back? What type of pain is she suffering from? 16.2 What if… Ruth gets frustrated with her pain and inability to attend a lot of family functions, due to poor pain control? What do we know about chronic pain and the struggles that older people associate with the disorder? 16.3 What if… Ruth feels like she is the only person that has to deal with pain? She does not see a lot of her friends complain about being in chronic pain. What can you tell Ruth about pain to further explain pain in older people? 16.4 What if… Ruth’s son feels like Ruth exaggerates her pain and tells this to the nurse? How can you educate her son on this feeling he is experiencing?
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